sábado, 11 de novembro de 2017

Cogumelos ajudam a prevenir envelhecimento?

https://www.ndtv.com/food/heres-how-mushrooms-could-help-fight-ageing-study-1773633

Citando:
"Here's How Mushrooms Could Help Fight Ageing

The study conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania State University dubbed mushrooms to be the highest known single source of the antioxidants ergothioneine and glutathione, which are both associated with anti-ageing properties."
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"the countries that have more ergothioneine in their diets, countries like France and Italy, also have lower incidences of neurodegenerative diseases, the average amount of the antioxidant seen in the diets in these countries is about 3 milligrams per day, or about five button mushrooms. While people in countries like the United States, which has low amounts of ergothioneine in the diet, have a higher probability of diseases like Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's."